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Banbury, Deddington, Philcote Street

House Summary

Owner(s):

Christopher and Viviane Hall

House Type:

Grade II listed - 16thC. - Cotswold ironstone - semi-detached - 2 floors

Carbon saving:

64% - SuperHomes Assessed

Measures installed:

Condensing boiler
Double Glazing
Draught-proofing
Loft Insulation
Low Energy Appliances
Low Energy Lighting
Other renewable energy technologies
Secondary glazing
Solar PV Panels
Solar Water Heating
Water Saving Devices

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Measures installed in detail:

• Condensing boiler, with TRVs fitted on radiators
• New double-glazed back door
• Draught-proofed letterbox and thick front door curtain
• Extra 150mm glass wool loft insulation
• Low energy appliances
• CFL bulbs in most fittings; 7 now replaced with LED
• Secondary-low-emissivity glazing to 24 windows, including French windows
• 2.25 kWp Solar PV panels
• PV powered fountain in new garden pool; PV powered security light
• 6 sq.m solar thermal panels with tank
• Water saving devices

Common questions and answers for this SuperHome

What draught proofing method did you use?+

Secondary-low-emissivity glazing to 24 windows, including French windows. These were fitted in 1992 before the house was Listed.
Two upstairs sash windows were draught-proofed by Ventrolla in 1997.
Fitted carpet in main bedroom in 2003.
Draught-proofed letterbox and thick front door curtain in 2011; curtain second-hand from The Track House. The house thermostat is in the entrance hall, and we wondered why it didn’t switch on at our usual lower settings after the new curtain was installed. That meant that the boiler had been running more because of the chill in the hall.
New double-glazed back door and draught-proofed doorframe unit from Distinctive Doors in 2012.

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